Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-08-31
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
23 pages, 3 figures, accepted for the v563 ApJ 12/10/01 issue
Scientific paper
10.1086/323886
We present the results from ASCA observations of the centrally enhanced supernova remnant 3C 391 (G31.9+0.0). We use the ASCA SIS data to carry out an investigation of the spatial and spectral properties of the X-ray emission from this remnant. The collisional equilibrium ionization and non-equilibrium ionization spectral fits indicate that the hot gas within the remnant has basically reached ionization equilibrium. The variation of the hydrogen column density across the remnant is in agreement with the presence of a molecular cloud to the northwest. The comparisons of hydrogen column and X-ray hardness between the NW and SE portions of the remnant support a scenario in which the SNR has broken out of a dense region into an adjacent region of lower density. The mean density within the SNR is observed to be much lower than the immediate ambient cloud density. This and the centrally brightened X-ray morphology can be explained either by the evaporation of engulfed cloudlets or by a radiative stage of evolution for the remnant.
Chen Yang
Slane Patrick
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